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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
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Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
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 Posted - Aug 26 2011 : 12:39:54 PM
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Took a quick snap this morning... hope you can see in the photo whose been "nipping" my sunflower seeds for the past couple of days! When I magnify the shot he is seen with a very fat sunflower seed grasped in his little beak--What a scamp!
He must have told his buddies because we are seeing up to 6 at a time now morning noon and early evening-
Aren't finches beautiful?
Look very closely to see his black striped wings...
Melody
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WoodstreamDreambyNicole
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Nicole
Marlton
NJ
USA
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Posted - Aug 26 2011 : 12:42:17 PM
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I love that sight! I miss it because the rabbits eat my sunflowers, so I've given up growing them at home, now only at the community garden. The goldfinches love the black eyed susans and coneflower I have, so I still have visitors, but not on the beautiful giant sunflowers!
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YiberryYadeeKarin
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karin
Spokane Valley
WA
USA
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Posted - Aug 26 2011 : 1:34:32 PM
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I love sunflowers and also goldfinches. It took me a few seconds to spot the goldfinch -- GREAT camouflage!!! Great picture, too!!!
Thanks for sharing!
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Penny Wise
True Blue Farmgirl
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Margo
Elyria
OH
USA
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Posted - Aug 26 2011 : 1:36:15 PM
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beautiful picture!! thanx for sharing!!!!
Farmgirl # 2139
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CMac
True Blue Farmgirl
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Connie
Ashland City
TN
USA
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Posted - Aug 26 2011 : 6:48:24 PM
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I was just watching them eat the seeds from my spent cone flowers today! They are beautiful and look much nicer against the backdrop of your pretty sunflowers! Glad you posted it!
CMac
"I have three chairs in my house: one for solitude, two for friendship, three for company."
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laurentany
True Blue Farmgirl
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Laurie
Patchogue
NY
USA
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Posted - Aug 27 2011 : 09:51:50 AM
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What a great shot Melody! I love Goldfinches...dont see them real often here but ahhhhh when you do it just takes your breath away! Thanks for sharing your great photo!
Smiles,
~Laurie
"Little Hen House on the Island"
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prariehawk
True Blue Farmgirl
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Cindy
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Posted - Aug 27 2011 : 1:04:14 PM
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Goldfinches sometimes don't have a clutch till august or September, that's when the seeds they like (especially the coneflower) are most available. They are pretty birds.
Cindy
"Vast floods can't quench love, no matter what love did/ Rivers can't drown love, no matter where love's hid"--Sinead O'Connor
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